#7CAADD#7CAADD
#7CAADD is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.383; OKLCH L 72.5% C 0.090 H 251.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #7CAADD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(124, 170, 221) |
| HSL | hsl(212, 59%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(212, 44%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(43.9%, 23.1%, 0%, 13.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.21, -2.09, -30.57) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.21, 30.64, 266.09°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.47% -0.0283 -0.0851) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.47% 0.09 251.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.7337, 38.2527, 73.8932) |
| Luminance | 0.3826 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 4.99
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 5.84
Cornflowerblue
#6495ED
ΔE00 6.49
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 8.10
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 8.31
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 8.93
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#7CAADD #DDAF7C
analogous
#7CDBDD #7CAADD #7E7CDD
triadic
#7CAADD #DD7CAA #AADD7C
tetradic
#7CAADD #DD7CDB #DDAF7C #7CDD7E
square
#7CAADD #DD7CDB #DDAF7C #7CDD7E
split-complementary
#7CAADD #DD7E7C #DBDD7C
monochromatic
#2E6CB1 #4B8AD0 #7CAADD #ADCAEA #DDE9F6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.43
#7CAADD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.65
#7CAADD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #7CAADD
8.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##7CAADD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##7CAADD | 1.00 | 2.43 | 8.65 | 8.65 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.43 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#96ACDF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8AA2DC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#56B6BB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A6A6A6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #7caadd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(124, 170, 221); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.5% 0.090 251.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#a6c3e7',
500: '#7caadd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #7caadd; $custom-light: #a6c3e7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#7caadd",
"rgb": {
"r": 124,
"g": 170,
"b": 221
},
"hsl": {
"h": 211.546,
"s": 58.788,
"l": 67.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72468,
"c": 0.08964,
"h": 251.6
},
"luminance": 0.38255
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#7CAADD
secondary
#E9DBCB
accent
#771FC6
background
#FAFBFE
surface
#F4F7FC
border
#CED0D5
text
#101216
muted
#7F8184